From Interfaith Partners of the Chesapeake:
Join IPC on Monday Jan 15th at 7pm
Register HERE for this special edition learning lab!
This Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday we will reflect on how environmental pollution disproportionately affects communities of color compared to white counterparts. We will hear from folks that are going beyond talk in environmental justice and what others can do to help fight the good fight!
Guest Speakers:
Frederick L. Tutman, Waterkeeper is a grassroots community advocate for clean water in Maryland’s longest and deepest intrastate waterway and holds the title of Patuxent Riverkeeper, an organization that he founded in 2004. Previously, he spent nearly 25 years working as a media producer and consultant on mass communications projects and assignments all over the globe. He is the longest serving Waterkeeper in the Chesapeake Bay region, the sole African-American member of the Waterkeeper movement in the United States and the recipient of numerous regional and state awards for his environmental works on behalf of communities.
Donzell Brown is the Executive Director of The Environmental Justice JournalismInitiative. Donzell has over 20 years of political, community and executive experience working in and with leadership to accomplish ambitious goals for the common good of the community, the City of Baltimore, and the nation. His recent work has focused on workforce development at Strength to Love II Urban Farm. Currently, Donzell is working with EJJI.org to have the youth tell the story of their environment in their communities.
These webinars are supplemental to IPC’s Faithful Green Leaders Training Program but open to all. To learn more click on the links or visit the IPC website.